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40 Cards in this Set
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What are the three obstacles of success?
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1. Lack of self confidence
2. Fear of failure 3. low self-esteem |
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Define what is meant by "Living Death."
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the feeling of living death seems to cause people to have a lack of self-confidence in their personal potential, low self-esteem, and fear of failure.
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Where does success begin?
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in the mind
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What does Dale Carnegie say is the deepest drive inside all people?
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the desire to succeed, to be great and to excel
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Define the concept called, "Feeding the Pigs."
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four concepts that will help us feel successful
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Define the terms "focus" and "imaging."
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a. focus: the ability to develop a central point. The more we focus on specifics, the greater our chance of success
b. imaging: The Pre-living of goals down to there sights and smells |
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Explain the difference between success and achievement.
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Success is a journey while achievement is a destination. Achievements should be like goals we shoot for and strive for to obtain whereas success is the process that leads up to these achievements.
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What is Earl Nightingale's definition of success?
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progressive realization of a worthy ideal
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Define the Japanese concept of "kaizen."
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kaizen is a concept of continuous improvement. Its an ongoing, step by step movement of self improvement.
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Give three examples that will explain the difference between success and achievement.
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1. Success is the process of losing weight on a consistent basis whereas achievement is reaching a goal of losing 30 lbs after 3 months.
2. Success occurs daily in the course of learning & developing in our classes whereas achievement is our final degree. 3. Success is getting into shape and eating healthy day to day & achievement is fitting into a size 4. |
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What did the Gallup organizational survey identify as the top two factors of personal success?
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1. Good Health
2. Enjoyable Job |
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Briefly explain Howard Whitman's two criteria of success.
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a. Do others think you are a success?
b. Do you think so? THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT |
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Define what is meant by a "worthy goal."
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a goal that enhances self worth & value
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What are the four principles of opportunity?
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a. preparation must precede opportunity
b. position yourself to meet opportunity c. look out for and learn to recognize opportunity d. reach out & grab opportunity when opportunity finally presents herself |
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Because I have failed at one thing doesn't necessarily mean what?
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that I have failed at all things
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How do successful people look at failure?
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a. potential half-steps toward the future
b. they can win in failure |
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What are three ways that you can win in failure?
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1. you learned something to improve your future performance
2. you improved on your past performance 3. you were able to reach a new personal best |
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Alexander Dumas says that a person who doubts himself is like what?
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a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies & bear arms against himself
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Tom Hopkins five attitudes toward failure is built upon what philosophy?
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That the number of times he succeeds is directly proportional to the number of times he fails and keeps trying
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Define "expectations."
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anticipation of a future good
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Briefly explain the roots of the "Pygmalion Effect."
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rooted in greek mythology. We create images of how things should be, and if these images are believed, they become self-fulfilling prophecies
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When does the self-fulfilling prophecy occur?
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When people become what other people expect them to become
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Briefly explain what Robert Rosenthal and Leonard Jacobsen did and what they found out after their experiment with elementary school children.
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tested the self-fulfilling prophesy – they found out the prophesy is true
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What happened to the football place kicker Kurt Knight when he changed coaches?
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His kicking went downhill. He lost his motivation and also missed many easy field goals and extra point attempts.
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What are the four conclusions of the self-fulfilling prophecy?
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1. We can become what we think about
2. We can become what others expect us to become 3. Positive expectations can bring about a higher level of performance 4. Negative expectations can bring about a lower level of performance |
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What does the body manifest?
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What the mind harbors
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How did your instructor change the attitude of the custodian
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he helped him to see the positive things in his job
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Define "enthusiasm."
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the word means: “God with you” and also “divine inspiration”
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Briefly explain the "act as if" principle.
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act the way you feel and soon you will feel the way you act.
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What are the triple A's of enthusiasm?
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1. Acknowledgment
2. Acceptance 3. Approval |
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Where is your palace of prestige found?
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bathroom
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What can you do to create the release of brain chemicals and endorphins?
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smiling
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What is the greatest gift that you have?
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the ability to chose the way we think, act or feel
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Define "discipline."
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control gained by training and obedience
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Successful people gain the habit of doing what?
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doing things that unsuccessful people don’t like to do
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Briefly summarize Benjamin Franklin's strategy he used in replacing bad habits with good habits
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He made a graph similar to the following and tried to keep his boxes clear of black spots
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Generally, how many days does it take to replace a bad habit?
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21
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What are the two discipline keys in new habit development?
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1. observation
2. application |
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Simply stated, what is the spirit of George Gipp?
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realizes his potential and is constantly aware of his present situations
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What are a few of the suggestions to nurture your "success seeds?"
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a. take inventory
b. listen and read c. read success stories d. service e. victory journal f. filter g. join a group |
